Latest update on Patrick Kane’s questionable future in Chicago

There is a feeling Patrick Kane might want out of Chicago. There have been a lot of changes lately: Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson pulled off two large trades last week on the draft floor in Montreal. First up, Davidson traded star forward Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for the 7th overall pick, a 2nd round and a 3rd pick. Then Davidson shipped out former 3rd overall pick Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the 13th overall pick and another 2nd round pick. In essence, the Blackhawks loaded up on draft picks by shipping out DeBrincat and Dach.

The changes and the intense rebuild taking place in Chicago have many wondering if veteran players like captain Jonathan Toews and Kane will want to stick around.

The players’ agent Pat Brisson commented last week that he was taking the time to evaluate the scenarios with his clients, and on Wednesday, TSN’s Darren Dreger felt it was important to pause his vacation to provide the latest update when it came to Kane’s trade speculations:

“As far as Kane’s camp is concerned they remain undecided, so everything at this point is speculative.”

That does not say much, but is Dreger setting the table because he knows it could be announced soon that Kane will be on the move? Last week, it was reported by Frank Seravalli that “number of teams have inquired about Patrick Kane in recent days, but they’ve been told a trade is unlikely at this time.”

So is the time now?

There is a sense that if Kane and Toews ever want to be traded, it’s more likely to happen at the trade deadline. Chicago could then choose to take on some of Kane and Toews’ cap hits and plenty of Stanley Cup contenders will be lining up for them as rentals.

However, if Kane cannot picture himself in Chicago when the season starts, we could have a trade sooner than we thought!